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Auction 101, Lot 168

"A New Map of Maryland and Delaware with their Canals, Roads & Distances", Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.

Subject: Maryland and Delaware

Period: 1850 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.5 x 11.5 inches
36.8 x 29.2 cm
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Beautifully engraved map featuring very fine detail throughout including railroads. The tables of distances for steamboat routes and the population data are features that will shortly disappear from this series of maps. Dated 1850 but published in 1852.

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Condition: A

Very fine impression and good original coloring. Full margins.

Estimate: $100 - $120

Sold for: $90

Closed on 12/4/2002

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